Fluid-pressure regulator



1929' J. c. GROBLE El AL FLUID PRESSURE REGULATOR Filed Oct. 8, 1927 A TORNEYS.

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hills in l i a destination that hatches a 'llhis invention relates to improvements in fluid pressure regulators particularly adaptable as district station governors for gas mains and the like and inore specifically to w the well lznown lteynolds type of pressure regulating system.

ll ne obyect of the invention is to provide a device which will automatically increase and decrease the outlet pressure of the main regulator according to demand, which is accomplished by the attachment of a secondary lever to the overhanging end of the main regulator lever by means of a link or the lilre. lhe secondary lever is arranged for a great erratic of'travel than the main regulator lever the far end of the secondary lever being located over the low pressure auniliary regulator and having a spring connection therewith as will be hereinafter more fully set forth and described. ,llnother object of the invention resides in the arrangement of the main regulator and particularly the valves and valve stem there in; whereby they may be readily disassociated and removed or the valve disks changed without disturbing other parts of the device as heretofore. This arrangement ismbtained by providing means for disconnecting the velvet stem intermediate the valves in such manner as to permit its disassociation thereof and the removal of the valves through suitable openings provided in the housing. 7

Another feature of the invention resides in the provision of a bypass or equalizer pipe connecting the upper portion of the main regulator housing and its associated main governor bowl or diaphragm housing with the outlet end of the main. lhis arrangement acts to eliminate the dead pocket to formed between the main regulator valve and associated governor bowl, which poclret normally fills with gas producing an over pressure at various times which heretoforeheen compensated for by overweighting the main regulator lever to a predetermined amount dince the pressure. accumulated by the gas formed in the pocket varies, it is impossible to properly compensate therefor by over-weighting said lever which has heretofore caused improper balancing and preventrre U. tEl-lttlllllhll, or

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ing the accurate control of the discharge pressure of the gas. By providing the equalizer pipe or b -pass the gas pressure accurnulating in sai poclret is relieved so that no pressure is built up therein for which comm pensation is required The full nature of the invention will be understood from the accompanyin drawing and the following description and c aims.

Figure l is a side elevation of the device v a showing the regulators, valves, diaphragms and the hire in central vertical cross section.

Fig 2 is a sectional view taken on the line ll--lll of Figure 1 looking downwardly In the drawings there is shown a main gas n pipe having an inlet end '10 and an outlet end 11. Mounted in said pipe in the usual man her there are a pairof gate valves 12 and ill controlled by the hand wheels ll and lb, lnterrnediate said gate valves there is a main "in regulator having a housiu l6 above which is mounted a main regulator diaphragm bowl 1? connected by a double flan ed connector l8. ht the inlet end it) of t e main there is a high pressure regulator it) which "in is connected through the pipe. 20 with the low pressure regulator 21. The pipefltl is connected with a pressure pipe 22 which com municates with the lower portion of the master howl 23. llhe low pressure regulator my 21 is also connected through the pipe illwith the discharge end 11 of the main.

The main regulator housing is provided. with side openings closed by removable hand plates 25 shown in Figure 2, and capable of an being readily removed to afford access to v the valves therein. is The lower part of the housing is provided with a removable bot tom guide 26 having a drain plug ill and an upwardly extending guide member 28. tdonan tained within'the valve housing there is an upper valve seat 29 and a lower seat Ed. The valve 31 is adapted to seat on the lower side of the upper seat 29, and the lower valve 32 is adapted to seat uponthe lower at side of the lower valve seat '30. Each of the valves 3i and 82 are provided with suitable valve dislrs 33 held in place by the removable plates 34, whereby said valve dislrs. may be readily changed upon the valves tW for purposes of renewal. S aid valves are connected by a valve stem 35, the lower end of which is slidably mounted in the guide member 28, while the upper end there- I with an adjustable weight 39 slidable thereon and the free end thereof is connected through the telescopic pipe 40 and rod 41 with the diaphra in plate 42 contained in the master bowl. aid telescopic pipe and rod 40 and 41 are adjustably connected through the set collar 43 and are provided with the plate 44 for receiving the weights 45. F

The above described parts of the device are of the usual character and well known in the art and no claim is ,made to any feature pertaining thereto. I r

As herein shown, the main lever instead of having its pivoted ends secured directly to the sup ort as heretofore, is provided with an over ang portion 46 which is pivoted at 47 to the supporting link 48, which in turn is pivoted upon the bracket 49 mounted on the top of the main regulator bowl: The free end of the overhang portion 46 is pivotally connected by means of the link 50 with the overhanging end of the auxiliary lever 51. Said auxiliary lever is pivoted to the fixed support 52 adjacent the link 50 and extends to a position so that its free end is immediately over the center of the low pressure re ulator 21.

aid low pressure regulator comprises the diaphragm 61 secured between the upper and of the housing, said diaphragm being secured to the lever plate 53 having the usual connection with the free end of the lever 54 which is pivoted at 55 and provided with the valve .56 adapted to close the opening '57. Mounted on the upper part of the diaphragm and lever late there is a pressure plate or weight 58 w desired, by adding additional weights thereon, as shown in dotted lines, said weight surrounding the stud 59 extending upwardly through the top' of the housing and having its I lower end connected with the diaphragm and imum outlet pressure,

lever plate. Interposed between the free end "of the lever 51 and the stud 59 there is a compression spring 60, the upperend of said pressure spring being connected to the lever y the adjusting screw 62.

In operation, the master bowl and lever of the main regulator is weighted'forthe maxsay six inches or more, by means of the weights 39 and 45. The low pressure secondary regulator 21 is weighted by the weight 58 contained therein for the mmimum outlet pressure of three inches or causes the outlet ich may be varied, if .7

let pressure. Thereupon the main regulator starts to feed a larger volume, increasing the fluid flow from pipe 20. directly to the low pressure regulator thereby resulting in a drop of pressure in the lower. part of the bowl 23 which causes the main lever 38 to travel downwardand open the valves 31 and 32 of the main'regulator. At the same time the main lever causes the secondary lever 51 to travel downward more rapidly and to a greater extent than the main lever, the tension on the spring 60 is increased, which causes the outlet pressure of the low pressure secondary regulator to increase to six inches or more. When the demand decreases or ceases and the flow slows up through the main regulator, the main lever 38 starts to rise and closes the valves 31 and 32 of the main regulator, causing the secondary lever 51 to rise more rapidly andto a greater extent than the main lever. This is caused by the difference in ratio from the fulcrum pin to the end of the lever, and releases the tension on the spring 60 which causes the pressure on the secondary regulator to recede to three inches or a minimum pressure, and at the same time pressure on the main regulator to recede to three inches or minimum pressure. The above action is controlled by the increase and decrease demand of flow through the main regulator. The sprin 60 between the low pressure secondary regu ator and the Secondary lever 51 may be substituted by a,

dead weight or the lik 60 with its adjusting s ready adjustment.

f As illustrated, the valve stem 35 is formed in two parts, the upper part being connected to the lever 38 and to the diaphragm 37 and extending through the upper portion of the housing 17. It is provided with a hex stem 0 mounted on the screw threaded end 71 thereof. The valve 31 is mounted over the end 71 and abuts against said hex stem. The lower part of the stem is provided with the lock nuts 72 which support the lower valve 32, said valve being secured thereagainst in position by the hex-portion 73 which is internally screw threaded at its upper end to receive the screw threaded end 71 and space although the spring ew 61 permits of more the two valves apart, thus'the lower part of valve stem from nraaoia diaphragm 3? as heretofore, the hand plate 555 may he removed and a wrench applied to the hex stem 70 and the hex-portion 73 so as to unscrew it and separate the two sections of the stem. 'l he lower section with the valve 32 may then be lowered through the opening closed by the bottom guide 26, and the upper valve 31 may be readily removed through the hand hole opening.

As it sometimes happens a pocltet ot gas terms in the connector 18, or that portion at the device between the upper part oil the main regulator and the main regulator governor howl, which pocket of gas produces a pressure to a varying extent, which must be compensated tor by an increase of the weight 39 or @ince such pressure is not constant, malting it dilileult to properly compensate for by increasing the weight, the equalizer pipe 75 is provided tor connecting said k oclret with the outlet end ll of the main. This relieves the pocket of any undue pressure which dill till

obtains therein, and accordingly the necessity oi compensating therefor by an increase of weight.

The invention claimed is:

l. lin a fluid pressure regulator, the combination with a main regulator, an auxiliary low pressure regulator, a master bowl, and a main lever connecting the diaphragms oi said main pressure regulator and bowl, of a secondary lever associated with said main lever and connected with said low pressure regulator for compensating for variations in outlet pressure. v

Q. llna fluid pressure regulator, the combination with a'main regulator, an auxiliary low pressure regulator, a master bowl, and a main lever connecting, the diaphragms of said main pressure regulator and bowl, ot a secondary lever operatively connected with said main lever and said auxiliary regulator, whereby said auxiliary lever will be actuated more rapidly and through a greater distance of travel than said main lever by the action or? thelatter for compensating for variations in outlet pressure. I 3. l[n a fluid pressure regulator, the combination with a main regulator, an auxiliary low pressure regulator and a master bowl, of a lever 'fulcrumed adjacent one end on said main regulator and having one end connected with said bowl, means for connecting said lever intermediate said end and its fulcrum point with said main regulator, an auxiliary lever tulcrumed adjacent one end on said main regulaton'a link tween the tree end the other end of said main lever, and means for connecting the other end of said auxiliary lever with said auxiliary regulator so that the said last mentioned end thereof will have a greater movement than the connection between said lnain lever and main regulator.

4. a fluid prdssure regulator, the combithere- I connection beoi the aux liary lever and ill nation with a main regulator, an auxiliary low pressure regulator and a master bowl, of a main lever tulcrumed adjacent one end on said main regulator and having one end connected with said bowl, means for connecting said lever intermediate said end and its fulcrum point with said main regulator, an auxiliary lever lulcrumed adjacent one end on said main regulator, a link connection between the tree'end oi the auxiliary lever and the other end oiE said main lever, and a spring connection between the other end of said auxiliary lever and said auxiliary regulator arranged so that the said last mentioned end thereot will have a greater movement than the connection between said main lever and main regulator.

5. in combination with a control valve hav ing a main valve beam, and a loaded. auxiliary regulator for the main valve, an aux iliary lever associated with said beam for changing the adjustment of said loaded re, ulator, said auxiliary lever being connected til) lit?

to said main beam so as to be operated by the same but to-travel a difi'erent distance than said beam, j.

dln combination with a Reynolds type pressure controlling valve having a main valve .beam and a regulator controlling the operation thereolt, a connection between the main'valve beam and the regulator for changing the adjustment oil the regulator to in-, crease the pressure on the low pressure side of the valve at large valve openings, said connection comprising an auxiliary lever assotea oiated with said main valve beam.

'hlln combination with a Reynolds type pressure controlling valve having a main valve beam and a. regulator controlling the operation thereot, a connection between the ma main valve beam and the regulator for changing the adjustment out the regulator to increase the pressure on the low pressure side oi the valve at large valve openings, said connection comprising an auxiliary lever assono ciated with said main valve beam, said aux iliary lever being connected to said main beam in such a manner as to be actuated more rapidly and through a greater-distance of travel than said main beam, by the action of the latter for compensating for variations in outlet pressure.

lnwitness whereof, we have hereunto affixed our signatures.

moon c. enonnn 12o JAMES POLLOCK. wnlnran o. ononnn. 

